Reverse the GOP’s Approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline

Last week, the Republican-majority Senate passed a bill to force approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline.? Even though President Obama promised to veto the approval, let’s send a strong message to our elected officials!

Solar Panel Incentives

According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the cost of putting solar panels on a typical American house has fallen by some 70 percent over the last decade and a half.

Additionally, a recent report from Deutsche Bank shows that solar has already achieved so-called ?price parity? with fossil fuel-based grid power in 10 U.S. states. Deutsche Bank goes on to say that solar electricity is on track to be as cheap or cheaper than average electricity-bill prices in all but three states by 2016?assuming,that is, that the federal government maintains the 30 percent solar investment tax credit it currently offers homeowners on installation and equipment costs.

Therein could lie the rub. The federal tax credit for residential solar installations expires in 2016, and it?s anybody?s guess whether and to what extent the Republican-dominated Congress will renew it. Legislative analysts report that while Congress is unlikely to abandon the program entirely, big cutbacks could be on the way.

Prices for solar are expected to keep falling as technologies improve and financing becomes more affordable. Solar leasing has helped hundreds of thousands of Americans realize the dream of going solar without breaking the bank. The companies behind such programs?SolarCity, SunRun and others?take care of installation, maintenance and upgrades while the customer ends up paying about as much for clean, green power as for grid power from coal or other fossil fuels.

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Oppose the “Deny Americans the Right to Know Act”

This past Saturday, there was a very interesting article in the NY Times, “Many Labels, Little Clarity” talking about the rise of concern on the public, to know what is in their foods, and the lack of reliable information on food labels. Large food manufacturers are voluntarily labeling many of their food products, “GMO Free” but are not going through any 3rd party verification, like the Non-GMO Project.? As a matter of fact, the Manufacturers Grocery Association has spent over 1 million dollars this past year to fight state, GMO labeling laws from passing, and they are pushing for the FDA to pass a federal law that would pre-empt state laws, and leave the labeling to voluntary participation. Poll after poll shows the American people want their foods to be labeled, and we need to make sure our government officials know how we feel. Please add your name to the petition!